Castile and Léon, Spain
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
- Style
- Firm & powerful
- Red berries
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pork
- Poultry
- Veal
- Vegetables
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About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pork
- Poultry
- Veal
- Vegetables
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Sand
- Terroir:
- Matalospardos comes from different adjacent plots in the Spot of the same name. The soils are loamy-sandy with both Southwest and Northeast orientations. The family vineyard has belonged to the family for generations and the vines are not very vigorous, with reduced production but aired and spread.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Old oak (100%) 12 months
- Winemaker:
- Victor López
The grapes enter the winery once the stems are mature and then they are stepped, following the traditional method, in a stainless steel tank. The fermentation is started by the autochthonous yeasts at the ambient temperature. Every day the wine is moved up in order to help the fermentation and get the wine aired. When the alcoholic fermentation ends, the wine is racked and decanted to obtain the clear product which will go into the barrels. The ageing in barrels lasts 12 months in medium toasted 225 litre barrels. During the ageing, rackings are done as necessary. The intervention on the wine is keep as minimum during all the elaboration. The bottling of the wine is done after 18 months of ageing and then the wine is placed in wooden shelves where it stays for another 12 months. The total ageing time is 30 months before it enters the market.
Meet the wine maker
Victor LópezAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Spain
- Region/Subregion:
- Castile and Léon/Bierzo
- Classification:
- DO
- Certification:
- Organic
- Grape:
- Mencia 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2020
- Color:
- Cherry red with reddish-orange rims.
- Aroma:
- Mencía with an intense aroma, very spicy with lactic notes.
- Taste:
- Complex wine, with structure, reminiscent of berries and spices. Long palate and smooth and fine finish.
- Alcohol content:
- 14%
- Sugar content:
- -
- Acidity:
- -
- pH-value:
- -
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 15 - 17 °C
Meet the winemakers behind Mata Los Pardos
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- VinosLOF
- Founding year
- 2016
- Farming area
- 10 ha
- Production
- 15,000 bottles/year
We created VinosLOF as a family project rooted in generations of vineyard work in El Bierzo. As the Lopez and Folgueral family, we focus on producing quality wines exclusively from our own vineyards, mainly in Valtuille de Abajo and Villalibre de la Jurisdicción. Many of our vines are over 80–100 years old and planted with local varieties, with Mencía as the cornerstone. Through organic viticulture, minimal-intervention winemaking, and the restoration of historic family wineries, we aim to express each plot’s unique terroir while preserving this heritage for future generations.
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